Shao Yong went over and said to the peasant woman who was busy doing housework, "Sister-in-law, can you have a bowl of water?" The peasant woman scooped a ladle of water and was about to hand it to him when she suddenly asked, "Why are you panting?" Shao Yong replied, "I lost my way in the mountains and walked for two days. I am hungry and thirsty, and my throat is smoking. " Hearing this, the peasant woman turned out from the hay basket beside her, grabbed a handful of hay for the donkey, threw it into the ladle and handed it to him. Shao Yong felt insulted, but he was so thirsty that he had to take it and drink it carefully. He stayed in that farmer's house for a few days and was warmly treated, but the thought of hay still rankles him. When he left, the peasant woman asked him to point out a treasure trove of geomantic omen, but he showed it to the peasant woman bit by bit.
10 years later, Shao Yong passed by here again. The poor peasant woman led a rich life. She thanked Shao Yong for her advice. Shao Yong couldn't help asking her, "Why did you scatter a handful of hay in the ladle?" The peasant woman replied, "At that time, you didn't get a drop of water for two days. If I give you the spoon directly, you will definitely drink it hard and it will easily explode your lungs. I'll sprinkle some hay in the water for you to sip slowly! " Shao Yong this just suddenly enlighted.
Many times, truth and appearance are not far away, just between thoughts. If we can think more, the world will be less misunderstood and suspicious.
Multidimensional reading:
1. The hay in the ladle is what we see, which makes us easily associate with dirt. The real reason is that hay can prevent thirsty people from drinking too fast, so as not to harm their health. Seemingly small attention to details, if we can't think from another angle, will cause unnecessary misunderstanding.
2. Know how to be grateful. Shao Yong should be sincerely rewarded after getting the help of the peasant woman, but he took others' concern for details as a malicious humiliation. In fact, thanking others is a sincere and selfless act after we get help. No matter how much we help, this is the bottom line.
3. Communication is the best way to solve contradictions. Confucius said, "If you don't learn, you don't know how to be satisfied, aren't you a gentleman?" When we don't understand other people's words and deeds and can't guess others at will, we should communicate more actively, so as to know the truth of the matter and build a harmonious interpersonal relationship.